Another reason New Hampshire is the best destination for liberty activists? The easy accessibility to presidential candidates. With its first-in-the-nation presidential primary status, this time of year, New Hampshire becomes a hotbed for the not-so hotheads who think they have what it takes to be POTUS.

This past Saturday, Rand Paul visited Free Stater owned Murphy’s Taproom in Manchester, speaking to a packed room at the monthly Merrimack Valley Porcupines meeting, now in its 11th year. Two days later, Porcupines held protest signs at a Chris Christie town hall meeting at The Village Trestle in Goffstown, while others headed inside to ask tough questions during the Q&A. More...

Due to the hard work of two FSP early movers, Democrat NH state representatives Amanda Bouldin and Elizabeth Edwards, HB 270, a bill granting immunity from criminal prosecution to a person who reports a drug related emergency has passed the NH senate, and will be signed into law by the governor.

Says Elizabeth Edwards about the implications of the bill:

“Somebody who calls 911 due to witnessing an overdose can't be arrested for or charged with drug possession, and neither can the overdose victim.

This sort of ‘good Samaritan’ legislation, along with increased availability of Narcan, have reversed the trend of increasing opioid overdose deaths in states that have passed both. The governor signed our Narcan bill on Tuesday. This was the second and more controversial piece.” More...

What does the late, great comedian George Carlin and New Hampshire have in common? In its June 2015 issue, New Hampshire Magazinespills the beans! Impressed by the revolutionary spirit of the Boston Tea Party? Well, New Hampshiremen had that event beat during the Pine Tree Rebellion. New frontiers, space travel, Segways, tourism, Tupperware, literary scandals--New Hampshire is steeped in fascinating history--read all about it here.

Early mover, Amanda Bouldin, founder of the mutual aid, private charity Shire Sharing, and 1st term NH state representative (D), successfully introduced HB 271, which was signed into law yesterday. This bill ends the prohibition on the possession of Narcan, which may now be administered to counter the effects of opioid overdoses. Before the passage of this bill, Narcan (the trade name for Naloxone) could only legally be possessed by EMS and police. Now, anyone who acts with “good faith and reasonable care” may store or administer the life-saving drug to a person in overdose without facing criminal or civil liability for doing so. This passage of this bill will help save lives in the Granite State. More...

JUNE 2, 2015 (MANCHESTER, NH) --Ross Ulbricht, founder of the now-shuttered online black market Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in Federal District Court in Manhattan on Friday.More...

This is a quintessential New England town, replete with town square and gushing river. You can enjoy picnics in the park in summer, and ski minutes away in the winter. Nosh on some delicious food at Salt Hill Pub or Three Tomatoes. Catch live music in the park or at the Opera House (where I saw Johnny Clegg play a few years ago). With ivy league Dartmouth College just minutes away, as well as a world class hospital, a fantastic school district, and several high tech companies like Tom Tom, Hydrotherm, and Timken Aerospace in the area, Lebanon might just be the right fit for you and your family.

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In no other state will you see thoughtful debates about what libertarianism is happening in the local newspaper. This type of open dialogue is vital for our New Hampshire friends and neighbors to understand how more freedom will, in fact, enhance their lives.

Early mover, father of two, and a former Democrat James Davis writes an excellent response to this article which appeared in The Concord Monitor earlier this week. (It's worth reading the comments to that article as well.)

Says James Davis: "Libertarians come in all different shapes and sizes, from all parts of the world, and from all different socioeconomic situations. And some libertarians are jerks, just like some people of all political movements are jerks. More...

"The poll of 567 New Hampshire adults by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, conducted May 6-22, found that 54 percent favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use and 36 percent are opposed. If marijuana were legalized, the poll found, 64 percent of New Hampshire residents approve of selling it a license retail outlets and taxing it, while 29 percent disapprove of the idea."

Asked how perceptions have changed about Free Range Kids over time, Skenazy says: "There’s a lot more discussion about childhood freedom. Where it went and how we can get it back. I think the thing that I brought to public attention is this government angle. The idea that helicopter parenting was becoming law of the land, rather than just a choice. And that’s changed. There’s constant attention to this now in public and it’s a more fevered pitch. I just think that everybody gets now what I’m saying. For two years in a row after I started this site, I was voted as the most controversial mommy blogger by Babble. I’m not that controversial anymore. I read a lot of articles and everyone sounds like me."

The Free State Project has a popular Facebook series where it compares taxes in New Hampshire to taxes in another state. The latest state to be compared to New Hampshire was Maryland. Here is the resulting image.

NHPR covers a growing trend in New Hampshire: Nature-based schools and forest kindergartens.

Says Patty Ewen, a consultant for the Office of Early Childhood at the New Hampshire Department of Education: "What we're really talking about in the context of New Hampshire is environmental based-learning. And there's a reason a lot of us live in New Hampshire and love New Hampshire and protect it. And a lot of that has to do with the environmental beauty and resources that our state has. So when you think about where you live and why you live there, for New Hampshire, nature-based learning is sort of a hand and glove opportunity. I do think it fits in a state like ours where everything is decentralized decision making or what everyone likes to refer to as local control."

Randy Clemens, author of "The Sriracha Cookbook," "The Veggie-Lover's Sriracha Cookbook," and co-author of "The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance," has hit the ground running after his move to New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project.

In addition to settling in and exploring his new home state, Randy has stepped up to the plate by volunteering to help with publicity for the 12th Annual Porcupine Freedom Festival, aka PorcFest. Read more at his blog. You might also enjoy his excellent essay about why he decided to join the FSP and move across the country for more freedom.

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The Free State Project's pledge talks about exerting "the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of individuals’ rights to life, liberty, and property." How activists do this, is up to them as individual participants.

A group of early movers have taken the bull by the horn and started a new project called The Rights Brigade.

According to their website, their mission centers around "the defense of our basic human freedom. We believe every individual has the right to peacefully coexist with the rest of humankind, to live as they see fit, so long as they do not forcefully infringe upon the rights of others to do the same. We also believe that these rights, though universal, are meaningless unless they are able to be exercised, and that the exercise thereof will only be possible so long as those rights are vigorously defended. We will not trust the defense of these rights to any institution, but will personally see to it that they remain secure." More...

Early mover Bill Walker weighs in on monopoly gambling in the Granite State, where a proposed bill to create 2 casinos recently failed.

From the article: "Just replace 'monopoly casino' with 'monopoly grocery store,' and imagine the chaos if our food depended on politicians picking the 'right' company to supply our state. Our politicians are no better at designing entertainment facilities than they would be at running Market Basket.

Monopoly is a sucker’s bet. Our legislature needs to put together a bill that gets the state government out of the Boardwalk Empire business entirely. Let the consumer decide how many casinos they want, whether the number is zero or five.

The Live Free or Die taxpayer doesn’t want government shutting down veteran’s poker games or subsidizing casino companies. Let entrepreneurs bet their own money and take their own chances." Read the whole article at The Citizen.Photo credit: The Concord Monitor

New Hampshire is a beautiful state with quaint towns and features. Mount Monadnock is the heart of the Monadnock Region. This drive will take you through the towns in that area. The drive can be done in one day, but you will want to stop along the way to visit and explore each town in the region. Check out this nifty tour planner and photos from Touring NH. Did you take the tour? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

A new libertarian micronation is taking the global news media by storm. “Liberland” aims to create a European “Free State” in the Balkans. While I declare solidarity with all my brethren exploring new ways to live free, I believe the New Hampshire-based Free State Project presents a more viable and proven strategy than Liberland can even hope to offer in the foreseeable future.